https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/page/58/?d=7enhttps://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/wait-was-that-what-a-kyle-tucker-slump-looks-like-r1738/Through April 20, you'd have been hard-pressed to find a better hitter in the National League than Kyle Tucker. After a brutal spring, the Chicago Cubs' superstar came out hot, with a slash that included a .302 average and .404 on-base percentage. His ISO checked in at .313 (six homers) with bas...1738Thu, 01 May 2025 22:11:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-cubs-didnt-strike-out-at-all-tuesday-night-how-rare-is-that-feat-r1736/There was nothing that signaled this could be a possibility. Often, in baseball, that's the case. In Tuesday's 9-0 win over Pittsburgh, the Cubs became the first team in exactly one year to go a complete game without having a batter strike out. Chicago sits in the middle of the pack in term...1736Thu, 01 May 2025 14:25:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/pete-crow-armstrong-has-become-a-boring-safe-defender%E2%80%94which-is-great-news-r1734/That Pete Crow-Armstrong is perhaps the best defender in baseball should be a shock to no one. We knew that in his years as a prospect. The glove was going to play at a high level, no matter what. Concerns about the bat? Sure. But elite sprint speed and top-tier defensive instincts (to say nothi...1734Thu, 01 May 2025 11:53:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/cubs-promote-righty-innings-eater-chris-flexen-whos-hard-to-figure-out-r1735/As first reported by ESPN's Jesse Rogers on Wednesday morning, league sources confirmed that the Chicago Cubs will add righthander Chris Flexen to both their 40-man roster and their active 26-man slate. The move keeps Flexen from being able to elect free agency and seek another deal, although it...1735Wed, 30 Apr 2025 22:06:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/seiya-suzuki-and-the-enormous-pleasure-of-the-power-hitters-triple-r1732/If you're a baseball fan, you have at some point lamented that there aren't more triples in the big leagues. It might be the most universal opinion in the wide and varied community that is the baseball world. Triples are the most interesting play in baseball, and while the overall trend for the...1732Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:25:17 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/for-chicago-cubs-third-base-defense-is-becoming-an-immediate-concern-r1729/  Ahead of the 2025 season, it wasn't a secret that third base represented an area of concern for the Chicago Cubs. A trade of Isaac Paredes, a failed pursuit of Alex Bregman, and a tossing of the keys to an untested rookie in Matt Shaw certainly had potential to compound into a dangerous s...1729Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:30:00 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/why-hitters-arent-whiffing-on-shota-imanagas-splitter-as-often-in-2025-r1728/It would be unfair—it would be downright wrong, actually—to suggest that Shota Imanaga's splitter has been worse thus far in 2025 than it was in 2024. Based on results (not just when it ends at-bats, but whether it goes for a strike or a ball on all the others), it's been worth 1.5 runs above av...1728Tue, 29 Apr 2025 19:57:10 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-chicago-cubs-new-blues-alternates-should-become-their-base-home-uniform-r1727/I understand that, for some, this will be anathema. Many Cubs fans regard the white, pinstriped home uniforms as essential pieces of the team's identity, and a tradition as deep (or at least as important) as the iconic uniforms worn by the Yankees, the Cardinals, the Dodgers and the Giants....1727Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:05:01 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/searching-for-value-in-nico-hoerners-contact-only-bat-r1723/I love a paradox.  There's something poetic about two things that don't necessarily work together (but also somehow do?). Lucky for me, I spend my time (outside of the classroom, anyway) covering baseball, a sport absolutely dripping with various contradictions. I explored as much fairly re...1723Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:20:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/jameson-taillon-and-the-inexplicably-improved-fastball-r1725/He's neither missing bats at a high level nor keeping the ball on the ground, but Jameson Taillon is finding ways to thrive. He gave up two home runs, worked only 4 1/3 frames and had a lone strikeout on March 28th against the Diamondbacks, but since then, he's made five more starts, and posted...1725Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:28:41 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/week-in-review-cubs-create-distance-with-division-foes-r1722/Much more than laying the foundation for winning baseball in 2025, the Cubs have outplayed a slate of daunting opponents. Raised eyebrows at some questionable non-moves this winter have, by and large, given way to raised arms at the corner of Clark and Addison. It's a misnomer to call any part o...1722Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:14:02 +0000https://northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/chicago-cubs/the-2025-chicago-cubs-are-historically-good-on-the-base-paths-r1721/The Cubs have been a good baserunning team for quite a while now. Two seasons ago, they ranked eighth in baseball in FanGraphs’ baserunning runs above average metric (or BsR, for short). Last year, they were fifth. This past offseason, the Cubs hired Quintin Berry away from the Milwaukee Br...1721Sun, 27 Apr 2025 23:06:02 +0000